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Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation


L.A. Superior Court Judge Tony Richardson barred press from jury qualification in a UCLA Health discrimination case, citing co...


Class Action


HopSkipDrive agreed to a $1.9 million settlement resolving a class action over a 2023 data breach affecting over 155,000 users...


A federal judge denied a request to enjoin California laws requiring large companies to disclose emissions and climate risks, ...


Uber accused plaintiffs and their attorneys in a major assault case of leaking sealed records to the New York Times, demanding...


A federal judge granted Allied Gaming a partial injunction, finding it likely shareholder defendants illegally coordinated a t...


Litigation & Arbitration, California Supreme Court


In a unanimous opinion by Justice Leondra R. Kruger, the state's high court held that elder abuse wrongful death claims are n...



Mariposa County DA resigns after just months on job

Aug. 15, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Michael McAfee's abrupt departure marks the second resignation from a small-county DA's office in California this month, follo...


Judge Layne H. Melzer ruled that the plaintiff's Unfair Competition Law allegations lacked specifics on how Labor Code violati...


Obituaries


Andrew Y.S. Cheng, 1967 -- 2025

Aug. 15, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

San Francisco judge sought to improve the world 'with good decisions'


Constitutional Law


A Wyoming man sued California's Public Utilities Commission, alleging the state's residency requirement for rideshare drivers ...


Beginning Sept. 2, Los Angeles County Superior Court will accept appellate briefs via a designated email account, streamlining...


Joe Awad, who worked for more than two decades at the private equity firm, will split his time between Los Angeles and Orange ...


A Vietnamese Buddhist nun has sued two Orange County abbots and their religious institutions, alleging human trafficking, sexu...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit upholds minimum wage law for detainees

Aug. 14, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The 9th Circuit upheld a ruling requiring Geo Group to pay Washington's $16.66 minimum wage to detainees, sparking sharp disse...


A Los Angeles judge tentatively overruled some demurrers and sustained others in a lawsuit accusing a college admissions consu...


Tony and Mayra Greer say smoke, ash, and hazardous metal contamination from January's Eaton Fire forced them from their Los An...


Litigation & Arbitration, Government, Constitutional Law


On the last day of a historic bench trial over the 1878 law barring military involvement in civilian law enforcement, Senior U...


Technology


A federal judge allowed OpenAI's counterclaims against Elon Musk over alleged harassment and a sham bid, while dismissing part...


Artists suing Ye over alleged unlicensed use of their music in "Donda" claim he defied discovery orders, delayed sanctions pay...



Herman Law opens San Diego and Sacramento offices

Aug. 14, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The law firm, which represents survivors of sexual abuse, already had an office in Calabasas.


The 9th Circuit revived nine trade secret claims in a biotech suit, ruling a federal judge wrongly applied California law to d...


Environmental & Energy


Four truck manufacturers sued to exit California emissions agreements, citing Trump-era revocation of federal waivers and a Su...


Judge William Alsup denied Anthropic's bid to pause a major copyright trial over pirated books used to train AI, rejecting cla...


Judge Laura Seigle disclosed a conflict in the Eaton Fire litigation, as fellow Judge Wendy Chang is a plaintiff. Southern Cal...


Litigation & Arbitration, Government, Constitutional Law


An attorney representing California told a San Francisco federal judge Tuesday that President Donald Trump's use of federalize...


Ron Brand has extensive experience in workplace disputes, class actions, and HR counseling, along with deep community ties in ...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


L.A. County seeks dismissal of ex-probation chief Adolfo Gonzales' whistleblower lawsuit, arguing his firing stemmed from not ...


Litigation & Arbitration


StudioCanal won a key ruling in its fraud case over the film "Legend," as a judge confirmed a nearly $5 million arbitration aw...


A federal judge denied the U.S. Attorney's request to dismiss a sentenced deputy's case, ruling it violated separation of powe...


Criminal


Disgraced OC Supervisor must pay $878,000 in restitution

Aug. 12, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Kevin Dunn, senior deputy Orange County Counsel, pressed for full restitution of $10.2 million, arguing that Andrew Do knew t...